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Food Security: All Investment Is Not Created Equal

The G8 countries committed $20 billion in aid to address global hunger and promote more productive farming in the world's poorest countries this July in L’Aquila, Italy. Major commitments came from the United States and Japan. more »

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U.S. Envoy Alleges 'Clear Ethnic Cleansing' in Kenya

iht.com — The top American envoy for Africa called the violence in the Rift Valley of Kenya "clear ethnic cleansing" against the Kikuyu people and said the United States was reviewing all its aid to Kenya. The United States previously had said it would not threaten deep cuts to the more than $540 million in assistance it expected to provide to Kenya this year.

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